Here are a few links to fun things to do in the Lake Norman area.

Family fun Activities:

Monkey Joes: indoor play center in Cornelius

Carowinds

Latta Plantation

Located in West Huntersville, Historic Latta Plantation was a successful cotton plantation, and is now a living history farm. Come experience what life was like for planters, yeoman farmers, and slaves of the North Carolina backcountry in the early 19th century. Bring the family and make a day of it!

Catawba Queen and Queen's Landing

Lake Norman's only family Entertainment Center. Experience a day of fun on beautiful Lake Norman, where the possibilities are endless. Conveniently located 30 minutes north of Charlotte, we have so many things to do that you'll have to keep coming back. You can reach us by car or boat. If you are enjoying Lake Norman in your own boat, tie up at our Floating Dock Bar and cool off with an ice cold beverage. Hungry? Jack's Lakeside Grill offers a variety of appetizers, salads, sandwiches and including a daily luncheon special. Play a round of miniature golf or cool off with the kids on the bumper boats. Enjoy lunch on The Catawba Queen or Catawba Belle, our replica Mississippi River Boats. Take an 1 hour cruise around the Lake Norman while you are enjoying your lunch. Both of our river boats offer a full bar.

Lazy 5 Ranch

Located in Mooresville, The Lazy 5 Ranch is a privately owned exotic animal drive-thru park that offers a 3.5 mile safari through the gently sloping pasturelands of Piedmont, North Carolina. While visiting at the Lazy 5 Ranch you will have the opportunity to view over 750 animals from six different continents. You can see these animals from the safety of your own car or call for reservations on our horse drawn wagons. And be sure to bring your camera. This is a drive-thru experience unique in North Carolina. There is no other collection of animals like this in the Southeast.

Parks:

Links to all parks sites.

Cornelius Parks and Rec

Davidson Parks and Rec

The Town of Davidson Parks and Recreation Department provides quality year-round leisure activities for children and adults. Youth sports include basketball, t-ball, and flag football; youth activities like creative drama, School Day Out trips, and art are also available. Adults also have a variety of choices like art classes, water aerobics, pottery classes, and day trips to local areas of interest. Parks and Recreation also sponsors some of Davidson most popular town events like Town Day and the July 4th Celebration.

Huntersville Parks and Rec

Huntersville Parks and Recreation Department's parks division maintains and operates over 173 acres of developed parkland and over 225 acres of undeveloped parkland. Over 500,000 park patrons visit our parks annually. Some of the most used parks in the county are in Huntersville with over 1,300 baseball and softball games played in Huntersville parks yearly. The department also prepares ball fields for games at two different elementary schools for local youth sports organizations. For more information, click on the parks and facilities link.

Mooresville Parks and Rec

The Mooresville Recreation and Parks Department would like to extend a special invitation to all Mooresville residents to come and enjoy our facilities and programs. To help provide you with activities during your leisure hours, we offer nine (9) parks that contain a variety of activities. MPR offers seven (7) tennis courts, eight (8) basketball courts, six (6) lighted ball fields, and a gym for basketball and volleyball. They also offer many youth programs, including baseball from T-Ball to Colt leagues, softball from minor to junior leagues, basketball for boys 7-18 years old and for gifts 7-18 years old. We also have adult leagues for softball, basketball, and volleyball

Sports Facilities:

Charlotte Indoor Sports Center

Charlotte Sports Center is a 75,000 square foot indoor sports facility that provides everyday athletes the best playing surfaces in the world at affordable prices. The facility is located less than one mile off Interstate 77, Exit 18 in Charlotte, North Carolina
The primary focus of Charlotte Sports Center is indoor soccer, inline hockey, basketball, volleyball, flag football and a full service fitness center. A variety of activities involving these sports are available including: leagues, camps, clinics, lessons, tournaments, parties and more. Leagues for all sports run year around in a number of different categories including youth, adult, coed, corporate and more. With the exception of the fitness center, there are no membership fees at Charlotte Sports Center. Teams or individuals pay a league fee for each season or pay a daily open play fee.

Strikers Soccer Center

At Strikers Soccer Center, small sided teams (seven vs. seven, five vs. five or three vs. three) allow players of all ages to improve their skills and fitness level, and more chances to control the ball through fast flowing games.

Huntersville Family Fitness and Aquatics

Huntersville Family Fitness and Aquatics is about family, fitness and fun. This is a place that attracts people because of its exciting variety of programs, state-of-the-art facilities, and relationships with others. This powerful combination allows HFFA to encourage members to experience and achieve the most in health, wellness and total fitness.

Built in 2001, the 88,000-square-foot Huntersville Family Fitness and Aquatics (HFFA) facility, includes full aquatic and fitness components. Boasting a 50 meter pool, a 25 yard warm water pool an outdoor family fun pool, full-court gymnasium, complete fitness center and group exercise studio, it's perfect for the entire family. It is the only public facility in the Southeast with an Olympic-sized, 50-meter competition pool and 10-meter dive tower, and is host to aquatics events with up to 1,000 spectators for regional, national and world-class swim and dive competitions.

YMCA:

The Lake Norman area is served by several YMCA Facilities including University City YMCA and Lake Norman YMCA.